Interests in RP Fighting Events

[LigH]

Jilata is just afraid to scratch any glitter from Lilura...

[Jilata]

For me fighting a Kran barehanded is like hitting a rock. You hurt yourself, and the rock feels nothing and that is kinda stupid, so I thought of not allowing them. But if there is a reason which makes my previous argument useless, then I don't mind changing that rule.

[Eonwind]

For me fighting a Kran barehanded is like hitting a rock. You hurt yourself, and the rock feels nothing and that is kinda stupid, so I thought of not allowing them. But if there is a reason which makes my previous argument useless, then I don't mind changing that rule.

Kran are silicon based and tough but they are living things and not invincible, they have an anatomy so they can be crippled or killed and believe me if you fight barehanded you will unskin your hands nonethless

[Phantomboy86]

Very easy fix. Kran can fight only other kran. (Be kind of funny to watch)

Maybe someone besides a kran could challenge a kran for much higher returns on victory but the obvious disadvantage.

[Cairn]

Mmhm. And despite obvious challenges, there are definite ways to harm gemma.

[Rigwyn]

The kran's skin does serve as natural armor, so whether its hard like stone or not, it does give them a serious advantage. Disallowing kran is a perfectly logical Ic solution, likewise using that unfairness as a point of conflict could also bring about some interesting role play.

[Knightspark9]

Blunt weapons are generally more effective against Kran; as opposed to swords. It'd only leave a scratch, while the blunt weapon would cause more severe damage.

[LigH]

Especially James.

[garoninja]

I would be very interested if the rules were done right. I'd personally like to see a very light set of rules. Any tactic and any weapon, maybe excluding magic, being fair game. As long as both players agree the an attack or defence is doable then the fight commences. If there is a disagreement then have a couple players that are knowledgeable on combat decide. As for the legality of the event, why not both? It could be possible to hold both a legal fight and and secret illegal one. Perhaps for a roleplaying extension a badly beaten victim could be found. Perhaps said victim could also have been kidnapped and forced to fight at an unknown location just so the fight ring couldn't be apprehended so easily. Maybe the inclusion of weapons too; weapons add plenty of dimensions for tactics. Finally the issue of killing your opponent. That could be optional, but likely frowned upon for a legal event, completely banned, or completely fair. An illegal event could follow the rules much more loosely. Other than that it sounds like a good idea.

[Jilata]

[...]Perhaps said victim could also have been kidnapped and forced to fight at an unknown location just so the fight ring couldn't be apprehended so easily. Maybe the inclusion of weapons too; weapons add plenty of dimensions for tactics. Finally the issue of killing your opponent. That could be optional, but likely frowned upon for a legal event, completely banned, or completely fair. An illegal event could follow the rules much more loosely. Other than that it sounds like a good idea.

Kidnapping people for the event actually was an idea which came up. Not sure if I use it. It depends on who wants to enter the fight and if they would let someone do something like that with their char.

Anyway... I wanted to discuss rules beforehand as well, so I wanted the player to contact me. But no one did so far.

[Tessra]

I've never been a fan of the /roll as I've seen it used too often to basically negate the creativity of a more skilled RPer.  For example:

Player A [dwarf] is being robbed/attacked by Player B [kran]. 
Player B swings kra's club down at Player A's head.
Player B /roll 100 - 5, Player A /roll 100 - 76, club misses.
Player A ducks under the club, and while A is not particularly agile, A has spent decades climbing around mines in search of the most productive veins of ore.  A tries to scrabble up B's arm, trying to climb up onto kra's shoulders and out of the reach of the club.
Player A /roll 100 - 65, Player B /roll 100 - 87, doesn't climb.
Player B moves out of the way.

So on and so forth.  I personally like it much better when the players are actively trying to outsmart each other, and the one who wins is the one who is more creative, not the one who rolls a higher number.  I also wouldn't want to see kran prevented from fighting other races.  Just because you can't scratch or bruise a kran doesn't mean you can't beat them.  If punching a kran would break or damage your hand... don't punch one! Kran may be hard, but they aren't flexible or agile like some races.  Use speed, gravity and physics against them.  Trip them, climb them, joint lock them... the possibilities are limited by the creativity of the opponent, not by the settings. 

[Rigwyn]

Another option might be to just let those who fight decide in ooc chat how they wish to handle this last minute. It might be a good experience to see people rp fight in various ways. This could be an opportunity for people to try something new or to ask questions.

As for getting this started, sometimes a short introductory rp is all it takes to get things rolling.

Whisper bless!
Rigwyn